You’ll be helping disabled people feel unstoppable. As a Schools & Community Fundraiser you’ll be right at the heart of our team’s efforts to make sure no one affected by spina bifida or hydrocephalus feels alone.

Each year, we aim to raise over £100,000 through Schools & Community Fundraising to support our essential services. Your mission will be to generate income by creating partnerships with Schools & community groups and lead innovation in third-party challenge events, and volunteer-led fundraising efforts across the Central Belt of Scotland (including Edinburgh and Glasgow).

This is an exciting and creative role where you will have the freedom to develop and implement your own fundraising strategies. As you grow your fundraising success, you’ll have the chance to shape your own career path. At SBH Scotland we believe in rewarding success and encouraging staff to fulfil their potential. You’ll also be part of an experienced team to support you every step of the way.

What SBH Scotland can offer you

Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.

Motivated and supportive colleagues – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 9 out of 10 for motivation and a supportive work environment.

An opportunity to express yourself – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 8 out of 10 for being supportive in taking risks with new ideas.

We also offer: Workplace pension scheme, salary sacrifice scheme, death in service benefit, toil system, Birthday Day Off Leave, Wellbeing Days Off at Work, 30 days annual leave plus 4 statutory holidays.

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising & Communications

Place of Work: Hybrid office/home-working model with base being the Dan Young Building, Dullatur G68 0LS. Occasional travel within Scotland to accommodate needs of fundraising. Driving license and access to a car is essential for this role.

Working Hours: The post can be term time (35 hours a week) or Part Time (26.25 hours). Normal work hours are 9.00am to 4.30pm. The role will necessitate working some hours out with normal office hours, including evening and some weekends.

Anderson Knight is delighted to be supporting Real Life Options in the search for an exceptional, values driven Chairperson to lead its Board of Management and guide the organisation through its next phase of development.

The Chairperson plays a pivotal leadership role in ensuring the charity fulfils its mission, maintains the highest standards of governance, and continues to deliver outstanding, person-centred services. Working in close partnership with the Board and the Group Chief Executive Officer, the Chair will provide strategic leadership, uphold accountability, and act as an ambassador for the organisation.

This is a highly rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact within an organisation dedicated to supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people to live full, meaningful lives.

Key Responsibilities

Board Leadership & Governance

• Lead the Board in setting clear strategic direction, providing effective oversight, and supporting high-quality decision-making.
• Ensure the governance of Real Life Options reflects the organisation’s Articles and Memorandum of Association.
• Foster a high-performing Board with the right balance of skills, experience, diversity, and succession planning.
• Promote a strong culture of transparency, compliance, accountability, and ethical leadership.
• Encourage constructive challenge and collective responsibility within the Board.
• Ensure all trustees meet their legal, regulatory, and fiduciary duties.

Strategic Leadership & Oversight

• Work in partnership with the CEO to shape, oversee, and monitor the organisation’s strategy, transformation plans, and long-term objectives.
• Ensure strong alignment between vision, performance, financial sustainability, and risk management.
• Provide oversight of major change and development programmes, ensuring decisions reflect the needs and aspirations of people supported.

Partnership with the CEO

• Build a strong, trusting, and constructive working relationship with the CEO.
• Provide support, guidance, mentoring, and performance appraisal.
• Hold the CEO to account for the delivery of strategic objectives and organisational performance.
• Offer counsel on complex, sensitive, or high-impact decisions.

External Representation & Advocacy

• Act as an ambassador for Real Life Options, building effective relationships with stakeholders, regulators, funders, commissioners, and sector partners.
• Champion the organisation’s mission, values, and the rights and voices of people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

Championing Lived Experience

• Ensure co-production and lived experience are embedded in governance and decision-making.
• Promote the highest standards of safeguarding, quality, and person-centred practice across the organisation.

Effective Board Operations

• Chair Board and committee meetings effectively, ensuring inclusive participation and well-structured, purposeful discussions.
• Ensure the Board receives timely, high-quality information and reporting from the Executive team.
• Lead the annual Board evaluation and support ongoing Board development.

Glasgow Association for Mental Health is one of the principal providers of community mental health services in Greater Glasgow. We currently have a vacancy for a new role within our Community Hub. The Hub provides a welcoming and safe space for people with mental health issues and delivers recovery-based services which promote personal growth, community inclusion, and wellbeing.

Key Skills:

This is a hands-on role where you will plan and deliver tasty, nutritious meals, while supporting and supervising volunteers and trainees to build skills, confidence and experience in a welcoming kitchen environment. You’ will play a key role in minimising food waste by creatively using surplus food, managing a small Community Fridge and delivering occasional cooking sessions and food for in house events.

It is important that you have extensive catering experience and appropriate qualifications in food hygiene and kitchen health and safety. You must also be able to demonstrate skills and confidence in leading others in a busy kitchen. Just as importantly, you will bring warmth, patience and a commitment to inclusion, recovery and community wellbeing to the role.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to visit the Hub prior to interview.

GAMH aims to promote equality of opportunity in service delivery as well as in employment practice. To achieve this, we positively welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Accordingly, if you have any requirements regarding your application, please contact Laura Middell on 0141 552 5592.

Appointment is subject to receipt of two satisfactory references. All staff will have Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Membership/Enhanced Disclosure Scotland check completed before any contact with people who use our services.

We are seeking a passionate and inspiring Operational Manager to lead and grow our Adult & Children Outreach services. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who truly believes in family-centred support and wants to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, adults and their families.

You will play a key role in shaping services that are responsive to the unique needs of each individual and family we support. By treating everyone with respect and dignity, you will use your strong communication skills to build trusting relationships and work in partnership with families, communities and other key people.

We are looking for someone who can provide clear guidance, leadership and support to the outreach team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and personalised services. You will champion excellence, maintaining strong standards of quality, impact and continuous improvement while always keeping people and families at the heart of everything we do.